Genuine ecotourism in Papua

As our core activity, we approach the practical organization
of ecotourism or environmentally and socially responsible travel, as a
100 % locally-owned micro-company, trading as independent travel operator
with regional focus on the western half of New Guinea Island. Variously
known as Papua, West Papua, or Irian Jaya, Indonesian New Guinea is one
of the last great tropical wilderness areas left on Earth. We view genuine
ecotourism development here as an efficient vehicle to act and expand
upon existing conservation priorities, as well as an independent yet complementary
means of strengthening and fine-tuning both conservation as community
development efforts and policies.

Ecotourism and biodiversity

Field investigations into the potential occurrence of
charismatic endemic flag-ship species, as well as general literature surveys
of regional distribution patterns and levels of endemicity, yield informed
decisions on initial selection and hence development of meaningful ecotourism
destinations: those embracing and expanding on existing conservation priorities.
To successfully promote a place, destination managers are also increasingly
expected to be able to provide details of biodiversity richness at the
species level. We have gathered extensive expertise so to assist genuine
ecotourism entrepreneurs with rapid assessments or detailed field studies
in pursuance of overcoming such challenges.

Web promotion

By providing direct links, at affordable cost, to
potential niche markets thinly scattered across the globe, the internet
is rapidly transforming conventional business ties between international
travel agents or outbound operators on the one hand, and inbound operators
or local service providers on the other hand. Increasingly, the latter
are competing directly on the internet for the discerning ecotourist's
favor. A positive evolution, expected to engender significant redistribution
of revenue toward the destination country. We can assist with the design
and implementation of multi-lingual web-marketing solutions, enabling
independent promotion of genuine ecotourism destinations and products.